Re: where to run DHCP and DNS

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From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:19:23 -0500

Herb Martin wrote:
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:u#iBLsIBFHA.3264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Dan wrote:
>>> I have a Symantec Firewall/Router between my servers and the
>>> internet. I have a win2k3 server as DC. What is the recommended
>>> place to run DHCP and DNS, from the server or from the firewall to
>>> free up resourses on the server?
>>>
>>> Dan
>>
>> On the server - DNS has to be on your DC,
>
> Check that. (advantages exist but no requirement.)

I've never seen a DC not running DNS, but then again, I've never seen a lot
of things. :)
>
>
>> but you can run DHCP (and WINS)
>> from a member server if you wish, or just run it all from the DC if
>> you don't have a huge network. Don't use your firewall for anything
>> but your default gateway!
>
> Good advice. Perhaps as a (strictly internal-side) caching
> only DNS server (if you have only one firewall hardware
> layer.)

Even that has caused me problems, honestly - I just use forwarders.
>
>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:u#iBLsIBFHA.3264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Dan wrote:
>>> I have a Symantec Firewall/Router between my servers and the
>>> internet. I have a win2k3 server as DC. What is the recommended
>>> place to run DHCP and DNS, from the server or from the firewall to
>>> free up resourses on the server?
>>>
>>> Dan
>>
>> On the server - DNS has to be on your DC, but you can run DHCP (and
>> WINS) from a member server if you wish, or just run it all from the
>> DC if you don't have a huge network. Don't use your firewall for
>> anything but your default gateway!

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